Combined washer and boiler.



L. B. BEAN.

COMBINED WASHER AND BOILER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. I916- I 1,21 1,813. Patented Jan. 9,1917.

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LEWIS BRAN CH BEAN L. B. BEAN.

COMBINED WASHER AND BGILER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, HHS.

Patented J an. 9, 1917.

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COMBINED WASHER AND BOILER.

Application filed May 5, 1916. Serial No. 95,681.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Lnwrs B. BEAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Columbus, in the county of F ranklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in Combined Washers and Boilers, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved combined washer and boiler in the class of laundry, and is designed for the purpose of providing an apparatus by means of which clothes may be thoroughly cleansed with a minimum expenditure of energy in a comparatively short space of time, and without undue Wear and tear upon the garments being washed.

In general the object of the invention is the provision of a device which may be self-heated, or which may be placed over a stove, for boiling the water contained therein, and when the water is properly heated the function of washing the clothes may be performed without further handling of the clothes, and in particular the objectives sought by the invention are to provide a portable, compactly arranged, easily manipulated and comparatively inexpensive apparatus which is simple in construction and because of its comparatively few parts is not likely to get disarranged or out of order.

lVith these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter set forth and claimed.

- In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my inver constructed according to the best model Rave so far devised for the practical applicz} ion of the principles of my invention.

Figure l is a side elevation of a combined washer and boiler constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of the apparatus of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device. Fig. 4: is a longitudinal vertical section of the machine on line 13-13 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the machine on line AA of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the plunger or dasher forming an operating part of the device. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view showing a false bottom in position which may be used in the process of washing clothes in the device. Fig. 8 is adiagrammatic illustration of the action or c1r- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

culation of'water in the boiler when the water is heated. Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic illustration of the circulation of water in the boiler when the dasher is inoperation.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention as illustrated in the drawings, the

large receptacle 1 which I shall term the boiler, is of suitable metal and-size and is providedwith the usual handles 2, 2, and a draw off cock 3. The boiler may be placed directly on top of a stove for heating the contained water, as usual, or, as'depicted in the drawings, a frame 4:, with the four legs 5 may be used to support the boiler or the combination device, and when so used, a gas burner 6 supported on the frame may be utilized for heating the water contained in the boiler. It will be noted that the boiler is easily separable from its stand and may be lifted therefrom with facility when required.

The boiler forms the outer one of two receptacles comprising the combined boiler and washer, and the inner receptacle 7 is specially constructed to fit within the boiler in order to form a space or jacket 8 for water circulation between the two receptacles. The bottom 9 of the inner receptacle in which the clothes are washed, and which I shall term the washer, however is of sufficient area to fit closely against the walls of the boiler at the bottom, and the -upwardly inclined portions of the bottom form a bottom space 10 which communicates with the interior of the washer through the central perforatlons or slots, or openings 11, and communicates with the water jacket between the receptacles by means of the perforations 12, as clearly seen in Figs. 4 and 5. In these same figures it will also ,be noted that the side walls of the boiler are also perforated above the median line as at 13 and these walls are also corrugated at 14: to provide rubbing surfaces against which the'clothes, while being washed are brought. This special arrangement of the openings provides for a circulation of the boiling water in the boiler as illustrated in Fig. 8. The circulation of the water is shown by the arrows, the water rising through the central slots in the bottom of the boiler, passing upwardly through the boiler and then down at the sides and end of the boiler through the water jacket to the bottom compartment again, thus carrying the dirt 011', from the clothes or garthe device,

ments and creating a continuous current of water through the clothes.

The inner receptacle or washer 7 has a top lateral flange 15 projecting from its upper edge which closes the water jacket and the flange rests on the upper the boiler to support and lend stability to and a longitudinal bracket arm 16 is also supported on this flange. The bracket arm has a laterally extending, central leg 17, and the two together form a support for the crank shaft 18 journaled therein which may be turned by the crank handle 19. Upon the crank shaft is carried the dasher 20 whose stem '21 is perforated at 22 for the shaft and by means of the series of perforations the altitude of the dasher may be varied. The head of the dasher is open, as seen in Fig. 6 where numerous slots 23 are indicated, and the dasher is of a size to fit within the boiler and be freely oscillatable therein when the crank shaft is turned. The inner receptacle may be provided with a. top or closure comprising the two sections 25 and 25 which are designed to cover the receptacle and prevent splashing of water or soap suds from the receptacle. e

In Fig. 7 a temporary or false bottom 26 is illustrated as standing upon four springs as 27 which rest upon the bottom of the inner receptacle. This bottom is to be used in connection with certain clothes or garments which, because of their nature, it is not desirable to boil. The spring bottom forces the water up when the dasher is operated and the circulation of the water is accomplished similarly to the currents of boiling water.

It will be noted that the bottom of the inner receptacle slopes downwardly to the central openings or slots so that the wash or clothes will tend to slide toward the center and over these openings so that the water coming up therethrough will pass through and aid in materially cleansing the clothes.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the edge of 'tacle and the water The two ends of the inner receptacle it will be noted are smooth so as not to interfere with the movement of the dasher as it is oscillated, but the side corrugations against which the clothes are rubbed are not in position to' interfere with the dasher. When the dasher is worked or oscillated by turning the crank handle it will be seen that the wash is pushed downwardly and compressed against the action of the boiling water as it 7 rises or tends to rise through thewasher bottom. The downward compression of the clothes forces the water down through the inner receptacle and it rises up through the water jacket as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 9. As the clothes are rubbed against the corrugated sides of the inner receptacle the usual result is accomplished, while the dasher, which is pivoted on its crank shaft through its perforated stem, oscillates, and reciprocates vertically with the movement of the crank to compress the clothes and force the water downward as described. In this manner the clothes are thoroughly cleansed in a comparatively short time, with slight expenditure of energy, and without undue wear or tear upon the clothes.

lVhat I claim is j The combination of an outer receptacle and an inner removable receptacle, there being a space between the receptacles forming a water jacket, said inner receptacle having a perforated bottom projecting beyond its walls, perforations in its walls above the median line, and perforations in 7 its bottom within the receptacle to provide circulation of water through the inner recepjacket, a flange on the top edge of the inner receptacle covering the water acket and a frame supported on the flange, a crank shaft journaled in the frame, and a perforated dasher having a stem supported on the shaft.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LEWIS B. BEA

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

